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palliative

[pal-ee-ey-tiv, -ee-uh-tiv] / ˈpæl iˌeɪ tɪv, -i ə tɪv /






NOUN
alleviation
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Antonyms
STRONG




NOUN
mitigating circumstances
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NOUN
saving grace
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“This is not a red versus blue issue,” said Sheila Clark, president and chief executive of the California Hospice and Palliative Care Assn.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

After she was banned by the Department of Social Services, Public Health records listed Barrientos as the administrator for Accord Hospice and Palliative Care in West Covina.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2025

In March, around 30 people from the Pain and Palliative Care society in Thrissur city signed living wills.

From BBC • Feb. 2, 2025

Palliative services would include coordinated care from a team including medical professionals, specific information about the medical diagnosis, and guidance and support before, during and after birth.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 7, 2024

Palliative measures of various kinds are employed where cause is not to be removed and a degree of success attends such effort.

From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor




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